The Delhi Police has arrested a 28-year-old man, who was caught on camera killing a puppy and stabbing three stray dogs outside a metro station in South Delhi’s Green Park area on March 15.
The man, identified as Nakul Mishra, an engineer, was arrested from his home in Uttar Pradesh’s capital lucknow on Friday and brought to Delhi on transit remand on Saturday.
“The accused was arrested under Sections 428 and 429 (Mischief by killing or maiming animal) under IPC and 11 (1) (If any person beats, kicks, rides over, drives over, tortures, overloads or otherwise ill-treats any animal) and 16 (1) (mutilates any animal or kills any animal including stray dogs) under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,” said a senior police officer of south District.
Mishra, who graduated from National Institute of Technology in Delhi, is reportedly suffering from prolonged depression and has been on medication. “He was sacked from his job, had a failed love affair and his own pet dog had died recently,” added the officer.
Mishra’s identity was ascertained after police conducted door-to-door searches in all localities under the jurisdiction of Hauz Khas sub-division of Delhi Police and scanned through thousands of tenant verification forms. Once police zeroed in on Mishra, it emerged that he left his rented room at South Delhi’s Yusuf Sarai area after the incident and shifted to his maternal aunt’s residence in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar where he stayed for around three days before leaving for his home in lucknow.
“Mishra has been sent to All India Institute of Medical Sciences for examination, after which he will be questioned by the police at length,” added the officer.
According to police officials, a tip off disclosing his identity and home address led to Mishra’s arrest.
Meanwhile, managing director of Human Society International/India (HSI/India), NG Jaysimha said, “We demand his imprisonment and also psychiatric intervention to deal with his attitude in civil society.”
He further added, “HIS/India along with Fauna Police helped Delhi Police to arrest this suspect…After we had announced a reward for identifying the culprit, we received a call regarding his identity following which we, along with Delhi Police nabbed him from lucknow.”
On March 15, locals in Green Park area found three injured dogs and a dead puppy near the metro station and called the police. later, a video clip surfaced in which a man wearing a jacket and shorts could be seen attacking the dogs. A police team was formed to crack the case. A CCTV camera of a store located opposite the Green Park Metro Station captured the suspect brutally hacking the puppy. The footage showed how the culprit first lured the dogs with biscuits and eventually stabbed them in the neck with a knife.